A/N: Thanks for the reviews and follows. So, it took me a while to write this. I'm not sure I am happy with it, so maybe some editing is necessary.

We Built This City (Starship)

Chicago, April 2014

Diane pulled the letter from its envelope and began to read:

Dear Diane,

You are my best friend. I can't imagine how my life would have turned out without you.

I was prompted to write this after Jonas died. I hope you don't have to read it anytime soon, but just in case, as we don't know what is around the corner.

We three had been like the three musketeers when we started! We were mavericks.

I am very proud of what we achieved together. I am grateful to you and to Jonas for taking on a relatively young lawyer as named partner. Although I was an equity partner at my previous firm, it meant so much more to be on the letterhead. (It really impressed the girls!) Maybe our names should have been up in lights, like on Broadway! I can see you there, Diane Lockhart - the leading lady of Chicago Law. You might want to get Kurt to fix you one of those mirrors with the lights round it!

We said we would work together until it was not fun or profitable anymore. Well, these last few years without Jonas have been the best yet. Although we have had our problems, we have always come out the other side and, for me at least, it has been a lot of fun. I wasn't ready to quit.

It is sad that if you are reading this then you are the last one standing from Stern, Lockhart & Gardner.

I am sorry for bringing Bond on board. I thought he would help our firm to grow but realise now it was foolish. You were cautious and I should have listened to you.

I am also so, so sorry that actions from my youth reverberated on my career and caused serious problems for you and our firm. If I could go back to Baltimore, to 1997, I would do it differently – I regret it so much Diane.

I don't think I have ever told you how grateful I am to you for speaking to Lionel and the disciplinary board about the pro bono department; you didn't have to - you saved me and you fought for the firm. For that, I will always be thankful. It showed me how much you cared and how lucky I am to have you as a partner. Wherever we ended up, I respect you Diane.

I regret trying to force you out when you were offered a judgeship. I was angry at you for the interview you gave that exposed the firm and detailed my problems, but in hindsight, I understand your reasons and anyway, we made up!

We have had so many good times, in and out of court. I am so pleased to have had you as a friend and a confidante. Drinking and dancing in the office was so much fun, I wish we could have done it more.

I am pleased that you have found love with Kurt. You are a perfect match. I love watching the effect he has on you; seeing the usually calm and confident lawyer stumble and fall over her words when he walks by is wonderful!

I just wish I had been so lucky to have somebody commit to spending their life with me. Instead I had fleeting relationships and a love affair with Alicia that nearly brought our friendship and the firm to its knees. I don't regret that, as I loved Alicia, but I am sorry for what it did to us. We can't help who we fall in love with and for me, that was a done deal long before we met.

Whatever happens at the firm, don't let it defeat you. Fight it. I know you will fight it with dignity and grace. That was something I couldn't do; I got angry and emotional. I regret my actions when Alicia and Cary left. I went a little crazy.

I hope to make peace with Alicia and Cary and I want you to do the same, if you haven't already. They are ambitious and, hell, we didn't exactly leave our old firms in good standing when we formed SLG. I don't want to fight anymore.

Finally, if David has carried out my wishes, you should have a small box. This is something I saw when I was in New York recently.

I know you wore a dragonfly on your wedding day and that they symbolise change and self-realisation, which I think fitted with the spirit of the day. They also exude a sense of power and poise, two qualities that you have in buckets.

Well, look in the box. A friend told me that butterflies symbolise resurrection, endurance and hope. So, I think we achieved the resurrection of Lockhart & Gardner, we endured many challenges together and there is hope for the future. Apparently a future without me. Don't be sad for me and don't push Kurt away.

I know you hate saying goodbye, so I will just say 'follow the law' and have a drink for me.

Love always,

Will (a.k.a. Hot Shot Lawyer and occasional bad boy!)

When she finished reading, she sank down onto the couch, sobbing as she held the letter and cradled the box in her lap. Kurt sat down beside her, placing a scotch on the table in front of them. He put his arm around her and she moved to rest against his chest, silently weeping over the loss of her friend.

A/N: Let me know what you think. I'll be moving on to a different recipient next time, then we should have some reactions from the readers.